Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-16
FOREIGN and DOMESTIC.
An Interesting Summary Of the
important Occurrences OF
the Week.
A Budget Of News Cleaned From the
Latest Dispatches From Far
and Near.
ADTICES BY TELEGRAM.

There is good deal of stir over the re-
cent action of the second comptroller about
the shortage in the payment OF accounts.
Among those short in accounts are Paymaster
Daniel Mcclure, $33S As, which he claims to
have turned over to his successor, but has lost
the receipt; Paymaster Bash, 1880, stolen
from him; Paymaster Candee, 81, 1877, paid to
wrong man; Paymaster William Smith, So, ISL,
which he paid to witnesses in the Whitaker
trial; Paymaster Alexander Sharp, $755, and
many smaller accounts with other officers.
Capt George Mitchell has filed a claim for adj
ditional longevity pay for the time covered by
his service in the volunteer army. If allowed
it will open the doors to millions of dollars
more of similar claims.
Acting Pc .tmaster-G General Stevenson has
directed that free delivery service be es,ab-
lished at the following postoffices October 1:
Iowa City, Ia Beatrice Neb.; Ottawa Kan
and Grand Island, Neb
"A desperate shooting affair occurred at
Holbrook, Apache county, Arizona, in which
Andy Cooper and his half brother named
Samuel Blevins, were killed by Sheriff Owens,
and John Blevins and Nose A. Roberts
wounded, the latter MORALLY. The men killed
and wounded have been members of des-
perate gang OF cattle thevea Armed with a
Winchester they started alone to arrest the
desperadoes. Arriving at the house, he
knocked and upon the door being opened by
Andy Cooper the officer informed him that he
had a warrant for his arres' The only reply
received was bullet which passed through
the sheriff's coat, fortunately without injuring
HIM The fire was returned and Cooper fell
dead. The shooting then became general, and
Owens took position near the window, shoot
ing all three of the men inside the house
Sam Blevins, one of the killed, is boy only
IA years of age, but fully as desperate as his
companions.
Lord Lowest dropped dead while shooting
on the moors of Iverness Scotland.
A Montreal widow named Defoy, having
secured fortune of $4,000 left her by her
husband, married an adventurer named Paw
ton, or Minchon, who induced her to go to
New York, where, she says, Payton robbed
herof $4,000 and abandoned her. She has
been inquiring after TIE lost man at New
NoaAASSuSut,
Conrad Dreher formerly saloon keeper
of Burlington, Ia, hanged himself. He lost
his money by the prohibition law, and in at
tempting to kill him elf last summer DESTROYED
Il eyesight
Germany ho'ds firmly to the treaties
which were broken by the Princes of Coburg
and Batienburg, not for the sake of pleasing
o'her powers, but out of regard for her own
signature For flivolity the peace of Europe
was placed at stake through the Coburg- Or
leans enterprise. There is not even the bal
ance Of an excuse for that enterprise, and 1T
is only to lie explained on the understanding
that the Coburger is the executor of an ex-
clusively Orleanist policy Germany is peace
ably dis osod towards other nations, but in
sists Tat the treaties be maintained.
In obedience to a general order issued
twenty switchmen on the Wisconsin Contra
railroad struck at Stevens Point, Wis They
have been receiving s1.90 and 50 respective
ly, for day and night work. They want SO. Il
for both day and night work. About 10{
brakemen and switchmen arc now idle Tho
8 rike has became gene. al all along the line
and freight business is almost entirely Gus.
pended. No disturbances have taken place.
At meeting of tho Roman Catholic Cen
trail Union of America, held at Chicago, al
Catholic workingmen were urged to have
nothing whatever to do with the knights Of
Labor, as it is claimed that that organization
is composed of prohibitionists. anarchists ant
socia lists, is ru'ed by Irishmen, and employs
unrighteous means in its pretended efforts tx
help the cause Of workingmen-